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New Florida bill would outlaw gender- and race-based abortions

By | 01.09.12 | 8:00 am | More from The Florida Independent

With the beginning of session only days away, Florida legislators have been busy filing a slew of anti-abortion bills. Add yet another to the list: a measure outlawing race- and gender-based abortions. The bill was filed by state Rep. Scott Plakon, R-Longwood.

Black reproductive rights groups speak out against Dillard’s sponsorship of anti-abortion rights fundraiser

By | 03.16.11 | 6:16 pm

Image by: Matt MahurinThe American Independent previously reported on a Dillard’s-sponsored Heroic Media fashion-show fundraiser scheduled for April 9, with an estimated attendance of 400 to 500 Heroic Media supporters, according to Stephen Brophy, store manager of the Houston branch store sponsoring the event.

In response to the upcoming event, black women’s More…